# Accident 19911216056369A: Amtrvn VANSRV4, Alpine, TX, December 16, 1991

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: December 16, 1991, 10:33 local time
- Place: Alpine, TX
- Airport: Alpine/Casparis Municipal Airport
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: In Traffic Pattern-Circling
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Location: 30.3592° N, 103.6598° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=30.3592&lon=-103.6598&mi=10
- Aircraft: N7EK, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N7EK-2013-06-12) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Kinkade Emmett Sheridan VANS RV-4 (registry code 05608X9, https://openairdocs.org/model/kinkade-emmett-sheridan-vans-rv-4) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Lycoming 0-320 series (registry code 41508, https://openairdocs.org/engine/lycoming-0-320-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AMTRVN VANSRV4
- Reported engine: LYC IO320E2B
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 671 total, 554 in this make and model, 6 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB FTW92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA049) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19911216056369A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

STALLED TURNING BASE FOR LANDING. IMPACTED LEFT WING LOW. NOT STALL WARNING EQUIPPED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB FTW92LA049](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/FTW92LA049), Dec 16, 1991: Kinkade E.5 Vans RV-4 (N7EK), Alpine, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: INADVERTENT STALL.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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